About Us
OUR TEACHERS
All of our teachers have all completed a full-time 3-year teacher training programme, which requires a minimum of 1600 hours of instruction. They are experienced in teaching both privately, on courses and on teachers training courses. Our teachers are members of the The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) and adhere to a published code of ethical and professional standards.
Karen Wentworth
Between 1951 and 1973 Karen worked as a professional dancer and actress in numerous dance and theatre companies in the US and the UK. Karen trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique 1973-77 with Walter and Dilys Carrington. She was a regular teacher at the Constructive Teaching Centre for over 20 years. Since 1977 Karen has been teaching the Alexander Technique full-time. For several years she pioneered the Technique in many states in the US as well as in Canada. She taught for several years at the London Theatre School, the Drama Studio, ALRA, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. From 1984-87 she was Director of the Aalborg Teacher Training Course in Denmark. From 1997 until now she has been Director of the Alexander Technique Studio and has also been teaching in several European and South American countries.
Alison Harper
Alison trained 1987–90 at the Constructive Teaching Centre, London. She is a BA graduate in Fine Arts 1977 and gained a Master of Fine Art 1979. She has been a full-time teacher of the Technique since 1990, and has taught in health clinics and in adult education. She is a co-founder of the Alexander Technique Studio’s teacher training course where she also gives individual lessons. She also teaches in Pimlico.
Roxani Garefalaki
Roxani trained as a teacher at the Alexander Technique Studio with Karen Wentworth. She currently teaches at ATS once a week. She teaches also privately in various venues and is also a Tai Chi and QiGong Instructor. She has a BA in Music Theory and Harmony. Between 2001 and 2014 Roxani worked as an acrobat, singer, dancer and actress in numerous dance and theatre companies in Greece. Due to many injuries as well as stress related diseases she was drawn to the Alexander Technique until she decided to move to London in order to train as a teacher and transform herself and her life. Throughout her training as she learned to apply the Alexander Technique to all aspects of her life and she managed to heal from an autoimmune disease without medication. Roxani has completed a postgraduate course that qualifies her to teach children and young adults. She never however stopped being a performing artist and is still creating or taking part in performing projects. https://www.iasis.uk
Wilfrid Murray
Wilfrid trained originally as a pianist at the Royal College of Music 1969-73. He undertook the Alexander training at the Constructive Teaching Centre 1985-88 and established a private practice in South West London as well as teaching widely in the adult education sector. In 1998 he gained a Masters degree in Performance Studies at The London College of Music, specializing in the application of the Alexander Technique in piano playing. He has been teaching at the Alexander Technique Studio since 2000. He also teaches at the Malden Centre in Surrey, Morley College and the London College of Music.
Thomas Pope
Thomas studied languages (Edinburgh University) and music (Guildhall School of Music and Drama). His first course of Alexander lessons were with Astrid Cox, then with Ron Murdock and Glynn MacDonald. He later joined Walter and Dilys Carrington’s Training course, completing it in 1994, since when he has been teaching the Technique mainly from his home in Tufnell Park, North London.
MODERATOR
Sharon Higginson
VISITING TEACHERS
Alice Olsher, Trish Wade, Sarah Elliot, Christa Owen, Gale Hodges